Chuk'S MOCK DRAFT
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Chuk'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON AUG 15, 2025

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  • Chuk DRAFTING FOR THE
    Dolphins
Draft Selections
Nico Iamaleava Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (MIA)
Nico Iamaleava
QB UCLA
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (MIA)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (MIA)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (MIA)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (MIA)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (MIA)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Noah Fifita Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (MIA)
Noah Fifita
QB Arizona
Jack Velling Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jack Velling
TE Michigan State
Draft Grade — Dolphins
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Iamaleava in the fold, and a B- for the Dolphins.

The Dolphins spent the pick that matters most on Nico Iamaleava, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

If Rucci pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The Fifita pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Nico Iamaleava
In the 15th overall pick they get the face of the franchise, though the board says they badly overpaid. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick47 Rnd2 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
A reach for Ar'maj Reed-Adams in Round 2, Pick 15; a little patience would have been rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick79 Rnd3 Elijah Sarratt
Elijah Sarratt at No. 79 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick84 Rnd3 Bud Clark
Steal is underselling it; Bud Clark at the 84th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick115 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Parker Brailsford at slot 115 is the proof. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick154 Rnd5 Nolan Rucci
A big swing on Nolan Rucci at pick 154, well ahead of any board in the building. The roster fit checks out.
Pick193 Rnd6 Noah Fifita
A top-tier quarterback at a bargain, Noah Fifita in the Round 6 slot, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick228 Rnd7 Jack Velling
Nothing to complain about; Jack Velling went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It fills a real need, too.